Powered through an Infosys Foundation grant, geared toward bringing the Playground Opera program and Chibitronics’ circuit technologies together to support Title 1 schools in the United States, Chibitronics and Opera on Tap have combined forces to create Playground Operatronics, a music education and STEAM program for kids! In September 2022, Playground Opera teaching artists (TAs) […]
10 Ways to Use Magnets with Paper Circuits
Whether you are an educator, artist, or maker (or any combination of the three) magnets are one of the most useful supplies in a paper crafter’s toolbox! Adhesive backed sheet magnets, ceramic magnets, and rare earth (neodymium) magnets are all useful when creating paper circuits. Here are 10 of our favorite ways to use magnets with paper […]
Light Up Trick or Treat Card Creation
Welcome! I’m Allison Cope and today we’re going to have a spook-tacular time and create a fun light-up Halloween card! I begin by creating a circuit base for my card front panel and circuit. I create an actual card base to write to my recipient after my circuit is complete. I just make a base […]
Light Up a Dissolve Card with Chibitronics LED Stickers
In my latest tutorial, Dissolve Card: Light Up Picture Switcher, I’ll show you how to make a light-up version of a Victorian Era mechanism known as a dissolve, or dissolve card. This paper mechanics project combines a trick of the eye (and pictures that flip) with a little electronic trickery of our own — Circuit […]
Halloween light up card with Chibitronics and Magengo Designs
Hi everyone, I’m so so excited to share with you today a new Halloween light up card featuring some white LED stickers a long with Magengo designs stamps. I started to design a very simple circuit in my silhouette software to see where I exactly need my LED lights, then I sent the designed file […]
Fairy Friends with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hi Everyone, Melissa here. Today I am sharing a light up card featuring the new ‘Craft with light kit’ from Chibitronics. This card also features the ‘Fairy Friends’ stamp set from CC Designs. For more details, please keep reading….. The image has been stamped, coloured with Copic Markers and fussy cut. The background has been […]
NEW PRODUCT: Craft with Light Kits!
We are excited to announce our new Craft with Light Kits designed just for crafters and makers! The kits come in White for white LEDs and Color for color LEDs. With this kit, we’ve put together all the basic materials you need to make fun paper circuit projects: 6 LED circuit stickers White kit: 6 […]
Pop Up Rainbow Card With a Sliding Switch
In my newest tutorial, Rainbow Pop Up Card, we’ll be exploring a couple of eye-popping paper circuit techniques that are as good as gold! In addition to showing you how to create an interactive rainbow card that pops up and lights up when it’s opened, you’ll learn about an innovative sliding switch mechanism that may […]
Blinking Carnival Lights Mini Slimline Card
Hi friends – Bri Firth here! Today, I am sharing a light-up card full of excitement. This carnival themed creation was created with the Fun Fair Limited Edition Kit from Sonoran Desert Crafts and light up components from Chibitronics. This interactive card features Effects Stickers, Sticker Lights, Copper Tape, and Conductive Fabric Patches from Chibitronics. […]
To the Moon and back with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hello everyone!! I’m Laura and I’m very excited to make my first post on the Chibitronics blog showing this interactive card with the “Chibitronics LED Stickers” that I hope will inspire you! If you want to know all the details, please keep reading 👇 For this card I chose the “Passionate penguins” stamps from Sunny […]
Sending Hugs! —using the effects add-on sticker
Hello Chibitronics friends!I am happy to see you here today.I am showing a pop up card that a adorable girl sending hugs to you! I am showing a movie how this card works. When you open this card, the hearts are shining. They have heartbeat effect with Circuit Stickers Effects Add-On. You can enjoy the […]
Sweet Balloon with Chibitronics LED Stickers
Hi Everyone, Melissa here. Today I am sharing a simple one light circuit featuring White LED Stickers and Fabric Conductive Tape from Chibitronics. This card also features the ‘Sweet Stems‘ stamp set from Tracey Hey. For more details, please keep reading ….. 1. Card Front and Background Firstly, I stamped the image onto X-Press It […]